Format:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 347 p)
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ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780815703228
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9780815703938
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9781282403628
Content:
Americans believe economic opportunity is as fundamental a right as life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. More concerned about a level playing field for all, they worry less about the growing income and wealth disparity in our country. Creating an Opportunity Society examines economic opportunity in the United States and explores how to create more of it, particularly for those on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder.Ron Haskins and Isabel Sawhill propose a concrete agenda for increasing opportunitythat is cost effective, consistent with American values, and focuses on improving the
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Front Cover; Copyright Information; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Our Vision; Public Values and Attitudes; The Changing Fortunes of the Rich, the Poor, and the Middle Class; Opportunity in the United States; Why Family Background Matters; Perspectives on Poverty; Middle-Class Complaints; Expanding Educational Opportunity; Supporting and Encouraging Work; Strengthening Families; Paying the Bills; Appendix A: Grants, Loans, and Tax Provisions for Postsecondary Students; Appendix B: The Bush Marriage Initiative; Notes; Index; Back Cover
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780815703228
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Creating an Opportunity Society
Language:
English
URL:
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Author information:
Haskins, Ron
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